Ralph Hasenhuttl was furious after the Premier League accepted Newcastle’s request to have their match at Southampton on Sunday postponed.
It is the 18th Premier League game to be called off in the last three weeks.
And the addition of injuries as a factor in the Premier League board’s assessment of each postponement request — rather than simply Covid cases — has fuelled Hasenhuttl’s anger.
Southampton have lodged a complaint with the Premier League about the process.
They have been forced to turn to their youth ranks on numerous occasions during the pandemic when low on numbers, in part due to injuries.